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Meanings of adolescent in English

Portuguese
adolescente
Catalan
adolescent
Spanish
adolescente
Wikidata

A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity.

adolescente
Wikidata

Being of the age 13 through 19.

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Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity.

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Adolescent.

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Usage of adolescent in English
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Given the adolescent nature of my problem, he proved an excellent source.
The Guardian
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Background and aims: The increasing prevalence of adolescent obesity affects adult health.
Pubmed
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Importance: Early intervention for substance use is critical to improving adolescent outcomes.
Pubmed
4
Depression in adolescent girls may result in negative consequences in young adulthood.
Pubmed
5
John Green is young but his adolescent years are well behind him.
The Guardian
6
Cannabis use continues to be more common among adolescent males than females.
Pubmed
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Converging evidence suggests that adolescent females are particularly sensitive to social rejection.
Pubmed
8
Major says: Maybe you toed the line when you were an adolescent.
The Guardian
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By the time I was an adolescent my behavioural problems had begun.
The World According to Bob
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There is a paucity of information regarding the treatment of adolescent IC.
Pubmed
11
Respondents are asked about activity at any age, so adolescent fumblings counted.
The Guardian
12
These findings offer novel insights into the psychology of adolescent risk taking.
Pubmed
13
They have been compared to an unofficial opposition in an adolescent democracy.
The Guardian
14
The evening brings a great adolescent flurry of preparation for the dance.
The new yorker
15
Ghelel had had enough of this adolescent baiting, 'Look here, you Hood-cursed-
Return of the Crimson Guard
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Whenever they asked me questions, I felt like an adolescent answering adults.
Year's best sf 15
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Catalan
adolescent
Adolescent through the time
Adolescent across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
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